New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-29
HEATED TERM IN POLITICS.
IMPORTANT UTTERANCES BY BRITISH
PARTY Leaders
SIR a. TREvELYAN STILL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OVER THE LAND BILL-coERcloS IN EAhS1si
THE CAss INQUIRY ENDS IN MUD
pLE-NAvAL MANEUVREs-PEh-
soNAL AND SOCIAL

OVER THE LAND BILI-COERCiON IN hAHSHei
THE cAss INQUIRY ENDS IN A MUD
DLx-NAvAL MANGUvREs-PER-
soNAL AND SOCIAL
fBY CABLE TO THE rRIBUSE]
cv,yrssns, 1897. Ysrth Amsrsan CAB" Ns"' co.
LONDON. July 2s.-Another heated term In
politics. Sir George Trevelyan. Mr. John Morley
Sir William Harcourt, Lord Salisbury ana some
lesser lights have been making speeches during
the last few days, all interesting and several
important. Sir George Trevelyans contest at
Glasgow proves to be more animated than was
expected His opponent the Hon. Evelyn Ashley
son of the late and great Lord Shaftesbury, Is
not Sir George Trevelyan's equal In poht'cai
rank: vet he is a man of character, ability ana
courage, and Sir George Trevclyan mas MS
hands full His addresses abound In po'h"
plain speaking and entertaining historical memo
randa ON the Round Table Conference yet 1ne
vital question respecting the speclnc oonoe'''o
NV Mr. Gladstone which secured Sir George
IrcycIyan's rcpentant adhesion to his oid ieaoer
remains unanswered.
The Land bill does not go smoothly In Com-
mittee. That touching scene OF last Ihursoay'
when Mr.. Parnell and MIR. Goschen fell On eacn
others nccks and embraced, Is fouowea NY
others which look like alienation. 1he Mimsuy'
having given way far enough to secure the sup
mort OF the Unionists, seem disincliped 10 1AAe
tho few steps further down the slope where
Mr.. Parnen invited them to follow him. mere
have been two sharp collisions between him ana
them and twice has the Irish leader threatened
to sacrifice the Land bill unless amended to SUIT
him. MFR. Balfour takes it coOlly. lie takes
pote Of the menace and leaves the responsibility
for failure should il finally occur, with his
onnonept. But neither side really wishes the
hill tn fail.
The proclamation of all Ireland has naturally
brought down on the Ministry storm OF ques-
tons Mr.. Balfour's explanations explain httle'
but the Ministerial policy is clear enough. They
have taken 10 heart the advice OF The Times"
They have got tremendous weapon In 'he
Crimes act, and they mean to use IL. iney
mean to have Ireland well In hand. II crimes
do not exist in a proclaimed county, the National
League does. There Is disturbed public opinion.
There is boycotting. There is derangemcnt
of social order. There are lniiamma-
tory appeals to violence. Such are the pleas
nut forward. Whether the National League
itself will be proclaimed seems uncertain. IL
a truce is arranged with Mr.. Parnel over the
Land bill probably the League Will De aiioweo
TO exist. II an open quarrel breaks out, THIS
Ministry will every power given them 10
break down opposition.
The Cass inquiry ends in muddle. one
leading journal declares 1T has vlndicateo MISS
'Cass's character. Another insists that MISS
Coss's character stands just where it did before
il began. Endicott, the policeman, comes out IN
n tattercd condition and public confidence in the
police force has been perhaps slightly shaken.
Sir Charles Warren, admirable as Cher oil
Police. docs not shine President Of Court
OF Inquiry. Nor does Mr.. Horace smith as
legal assessor Nor docs Mr.. Grain, who conducts
the milliner's case, win the applause OF the
bar or public. Nor does anybody The whoie
procccdinc is voted mistake No oath was
administered vet cross examination was allowed
Endicotts prosecution for perjury in police
court seems probable. The matter at any rate
cannot stop where it is. The public Will insist,
and SO will Parliament, on probing it to the
bottom: unless indeed sensational handling OF the
subject by the new journalism" provokes
reaction i'm favor OF silence and decency. Sir
Charles Warrcns report TO the Home Secretary
is expected to-day. But that will not be accepted
as decisive The Ministry are nervous at the
prospect of having to face another Parliamentary
debate on n question which thus far has brought
them nothing but ill-luck.
The naval maneuvres in the Channel begin In
lancuid fashion. The attempt OF the Admiralty
cecded. and accounts appear In the papers, the
tone of which is none the more friendly for tlrs
effort to Danish the press. Livery fault Is
carefully noted. The gunboats arc represeh'c1
us afraid OF moderate sea, and collisions are
reported, no matter how trfiing The general
scheme is understood to be that one squadron
attempts descent on the coast which another
feet protects. The attacking squadron, say the
critics, is obviously inadequate for such task
But the Admiralty mean to convince the public
that the coast is perfectly defensible.
The Postmaster-G General has celebrated the jubi-
lee of The telegraph with dinner and speech,
which Mr. Raikes can do very we'll Many lights
in the telegraph world were present, notably Mr..
Pender who described himself as grasplng
science by the hand. 1t is an open question
how much tclcgraphic science owes to postal
patronage The Postoflice has not yet made the
telccraphs pay, nor satisfied the public with its
service, nor encouraged inventors. But there
is no sign that it's present monopoly is kkely
10 be disturbed.
Mr.. Carnegie, disquicted by current stories
of his disrespect to the Queen, wishes denial
made public. An Edinburgh paper declares it
untrue that Mr.. Carnegie refuses to rise when
the health Of the Queen is proposed lie does
rise; and moreover joins in singing God Save
the Queen" and loses no fitting opportunity OF
testifying his preference for the Queen over
other hereditary rulers. So there is calm at
Osborne.
The American Minister gave dinner Tuesday
night to q number Of distinguished Americans,
including Mr.. Curry, Minister to Spain; Mr.
Murat Halstead. MIR. Writ Dexter, Of Chicago;
Professor Eaton, and others. There were present
to meet them the French Ambassador. Mr.. Bright,
Lord Herscheil, Sir Henry Maine, Sr Edward
Thornton, Lord Bramwell, Lord Lymington, Sir
Lyon Playfair and the Lord Mayor Of London.
Mr. Halstead retorted to-day with a luncheon
where among other guests were the American
Minister, Senators Hawley and Aldrich, Mr.